The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-14
HUNG THE Law.
INSTkUCTINH THE RAILWAY
AGENTS.
How the PennsylVania Company
Will Conform to he Inter-
state Comm cree Bill.

The Pennsylvania Company has is
sued its official circular to its passenger
department in conformity with the
provisions of the Inter State Com
merce bill.
The agents are instructed to restore
passenger rates to the full reg ular tar
iff. and to be sure to sell no tickets for
less than their specified rates. No rates
shall be named by the agents except
that which is given in the official list,
and no ticket shall be sold to any point
for which the rate is not given, except
on instruction from the Passenger De-
partment.
Under no circumstances shall the
agsnt be party TO reduced rate over
the Pennsylvania Company lines or
any other connecting line, nor shall
he all, w any other agent of connect,
| ing line to reduce thArSsriff rate 10y
any means or subterf0ge whatever,
under penalty of the law.
Toe agents are instructed to dis
charge all OF their sub-agents of what
soever nature or kind, to whom it has
been the custom to pay commission
or OF her consideration.
The giving of free passage by pas:
or otherwise to, or making reduced
rate for the leader or any member of
party to secure the transportation of
marty. would be discrimination. and il
j punishable by law. The penalty TO
charging passenger more or less Is I
wilful violation of law, and is punish
able by fire of So, 900. The agent
are instructed to cheerfully furnish al
desired information to the travelling
3 public.
= Rule eight instruets that all specis
or re iuced rates for all classes OF pei
+ sons, including those heretofore issue
. on account of freight shippers, mant
\ facturers, commercial travellers, thea
rical companies, circusess base ba
clubs, students, hunters, ffshermel
steamboatmen, police, members of Il
e press, hotels, chality, laborers, natiol
< al soldiers, homes, Mayors orders, al
u Sisters of Charity are abolished, e
cept aa hereinafter specified.
3 Mileage tislets of every kind exec
y :. advcr,isiDg," afeswithdrawn. TT
contracts made with local newspape
n for the year 1897 to pay'for advertiser
rs and transportation, will be carried OF
10 Local tickets to Z" ministers of re
es gion" will be continued at two eel
lg a mile, as will also round trip tickt
le for thirty days.
tie Local excursion rates for parties
81 ten or more or twenty or more persol
viii be withdrawn. No ouch lo'
u xcursion tickets will be sold. Sht
as local excursions will probably be r
# at reduced rates, from time to tin
er but only on special orders from
3 !; Passenger Department. The oftic
a sheets will show what through
Il tourists tickets are continued on So
There will be no change in the ra
on the regular commutation ticke
nc special Communication tickets, howev
us 10 particular persons will be cancel
az as The purchaser of tickets will be
h lowed the privilege of checking
'" pounds of personal baggage on ea
go ticket.
N'e Passes will be issued to the empl'
:" es of Passenger DepaI Itments of c.
Meeting lines, but not on account OF
ois to any member of their families, oil
'or upon request of an officer connec
le- with such department.